Competition for book-lovers: clue no. 2
Is our competition giving you brain-ache? Here’s a clue to question 1: it’s in the colours (the red might be a touch on the orange
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Gifted in translation (4): Glorious Goldoni
As I’ve been putting together the last few posts on books as Christmas gifts, it’s been a lovely surprise to discover so many publishing houses
Competition for book-lovers!
We’re delighted to announce a competition open to all readers. All you have to do is: 1) guess which book I’ll be featuring
Gifted in translation (3): The Little Prince
For those of you looking for Christmas books for children, two new translations of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince” have just been published. The
Gifted in translation (2): The Arabian Nights
Earlier posts this week were about books in translation and books designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Coralie also designed Penguin’s Limited Edition Clothbound Classic version of
Gifting a book by its cover: Christmas gifts as heirlooms
In a recent article in the Guardian, Stuart Walton asks: “Do books furnish a room, as Anthony Powell’s Bagshaw insists? Or are they just a
Gifted in translation: specialist publishers
Books are always a lovely Christmas present, all the more so if they’re carefully chosen and a wee bit out of the ordinary. Hersilia Press
It’s the thought(ful gift) that counts
A lot of us will be re-thinking our Christmas-present habits this year — more Christmas minimalism and less Christmas spending-for-spending’s sake. For some reason —
Snowing on Ancient Rome
Those of you who know me, or who have pored over every word of the “About Us” page on my website to find out more
Carobs are a girl’s best friend
You know you’ve got problems when you’re flicking through a jewellery catalogue and your eye homes in on the etymology tidbits rather than the diamonds.